Painted notie (Lepidonotothen larseni)

Scientific name: Lepidonotothen larseni L?nnberg, 1905

The Painted notie (Lepidonotothen larseni) is a marine fish of the family Nototheniidae.

Biology

Feeds mainly on krill, hyperiid amphipods and mysids. Spawning occurs in autumn and winter.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lepidonotothen larseni
Family
Nototheniidae (Cod icefishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
24.0
Depth range
30–750 m (98–2461 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 30 - 750 m
Climate
Polar
Distribution
Southern Ocean: Balleny Islands, Peter I Island, Palmer Archipelago, Graham Land, South Shetlands, South Orkneys, South Sandwich, South Georgia, Shag Rocks, Bouvet, and sub-Antarctic islands and seamounts of the Indian Ocean Sector (except Kerguelen, Heard, McDonald and Macquarie islands and Kara Dag seamount).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.27; Fec = 2,046)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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